Chapter 186: Nameless
As long as the Seven Great Sects submitted to the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Hall would effectively rule the world of soul masters, gaining control of more than half the soul master population.
From there, it would fully take over the soul master world, allowing the Spirit Hall to wield the power of approximately 70% of all soul masters.
After that, portions of the territories of the kingdoms and duchies under the two empires, Star Luo and Heaven Dou, would also fall under Spirit Hall's control. Using these lands, the Spirit Empire could be officially established.
This would allow the Spirit Empire to stand between the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, cutting off their connection and forming a three-way standoff among the nations.
Finally, they would recruit troops, gather military supplies, train their army, and begin the final war to unify the continent.
However, the existence of Ye Wen and his group of soul beasts had prevented the Spirit Hall from taking any action until now.
Compared to the two empires, the greatest current threat to the Spirit Hall was this powerful force of soul beasts led by Ye Wen.
Bibi Dong was no longer in a hurry to unify the continent. Instead, she was more eager to break through and become a god, to inherit the position of Rakshasa God. Once she became a god, the soul beasts would no longer pose a threat.
Therefore, during this time, Bibi Dong had been focused on completing the nine Rakshasa Trials and preparing to break through level 100. She was also getting ready to select two more spirit rings.
Bibi Dong had twin spirits, and one of them still lacked two spirit rings. Her original targets were Da Ming and Er Ming, but that was no longer possible.
She had to find new targets. As for the two major plans being delayed, Bibi Dong was not going to force Qian Renxue to prematurely stage a coup in the Heaven Dou Empire. She intended to wait until Qian Renxue had fully secured control of the empire's royal authority before beginning the Spirit Hall's strategic deployment.
That day, Ye Wen once again arrived at the Pope's Palace to challenge a Titled Douluo. The guards at the entrance were already used to it. From their initial fear to now, they had grown accustomed. Without much reaction, they simply reported his presence and let Ye Wen in.
At this moment, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo—four Titled Douluo at rank 95—were already standing before Ye Wen.
"Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, you're finally here! We've been waiting for you for a long time!!"
Ye Wen had a faint smile on his face, looking down proudly at everyone as he said loudly, "This time, which one of you four wants to go first?"
The four of them clearly hadn't decided yet. Each wanted to be the first to fight Ye Wen, and none were willing to back down. After all, if one battle required a six-month wait, fighting all four would take two years!
Seeing that they couldn't agree, Ye Wen said frankly, "Hey, hey, hey, you four don't need to fight over it. This time, you don't have to wait six months. Once one match is over and I recover, we can start the next right away."
"No need to wait six months? That's great," the four thought with delight. In truth, they had already noticed something.
Every six months, Ye Wen would come to challenge them, fighting from the weakest up, and each time he had grown significantly stronger—just enough to suppress the Titled Douluo sent out to face him.
His strength had improved drastically each time. Given another year or so, they might truly no longer be a match for him. So, all four wanted to act early.
Now that Ye Wen said he only needed a few days or weeks to recover before the next match, none of them minded.
"Hmph~ Then I'll go first!" Chrysanthemum Douluo spoke in a sharp and flamboyant voice, stepping forward from the four.
"Chrysanthemum Pass, huh? Good, then let's start with you." Ye Wen smiled and began warming up on the spot.
At this point, his strength was already enough to defeat these four rank 95 Titled Douluo. If he continued challenging higher, there would be no one left.
He had originally planned to defeat every Titled Douluo in the Spirit Hall, but clearly, the elders of the Worship Hall had no intention of stepping in.
So, after defeating these four, Ye Wen's challenge against the Titled Douluo of Spirit Hall would come to an end.
"Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, Ye Wen, I want to see how you plan to beat me!" Chrysanthemum Douluo sneered and decisively released his martial spirit: "Chrysanthemum Transcends the World!!"
"Then you'd better watch closely." Ye Wen also released his martial spirit. Beneath his feet, eight spirit rings appeared.
"Soul Douluo!!!"
"You—you've already broken through to the Soul Douluo level?!"
The four of them were shocked.
"No wonder, no wonder the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King is acting so differently today, saying he can fight again after recovering. So, his spirit power has already reached the Soul Douluo realm."
Chrysanthemum Douluo's expression turned serious. With Ye Wen breaking through to eight rings, he had to be cautious.
"Come on then, Chrysanthemum Pass! Let's end this quickly." Ye Wen was full of fighting spirit and anticipation. Every battle against these Titled Douluo had brought him great gains. Fighting such powerful opponents greatly benefited the growth of his human form.
"Seventh Spirit Ability: Demonic Whale True Body!"
"Attached Spirit Bone: Golden Eagle Wings!"
"Demonic Whale Domain!"
"Slaughter God Domain!"
"First Spirit Ability: Demonic Whale Overlord Body!"
Ye Wen entered full combat mode, aiming to end the battle swiftly and take down Chrysanthemum Douluo as quickly as possible.
Sensing Ye Wen's terrifyingly rising aura, Chrysanthemum Douluo was deeply shocked. He could feel a strong sense of threat and pressure from Ye Wen. But the thought of losing to someone at level 84 was hard to accept.
"Second Spirit Ability: Enchanting Solitude!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo formed a delicate orchid hand gesture, and his aura and power surged.
But since Ye Wen's strength had climbed to level 84 after reaching eight rings—a four-level boost—his combat power had skyrocketed. At full strength, he could now go toe-to-toe with a rank 96 Titled Douluo.
It was important to note that there was a vast gap between levels 95 and 96. A Titled Douluo at level 96 could be considered a high-tier Titled Douluo, while those below 95 were still considered lower-tier.
Below level 95, a gap of one or two levels could sometimes be compensated for with martial spirits, spirit skills, physique, or combat experience. But between levels 95 and 96, the difference was simply too great to bridge with those factors alone.
So, Ye Wen had great confidence in defeating Chrysanthemum Douluo.
"Second Spirit Ability: Deep Sea Demon Hammer!"
Boom!
Ye Wen summoned his hammer and charged straight at Chrysanthemum Douluo.
Although Chrysanthemum Douluo was a power-attack type soul master, most of his fighting style, attack methods, and spirit abilities were long-ranged. He wasn't good at close combat, so to beat him, Ye Wen had to fight up close.
(END CHAPTER)
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